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Elevations and Distances in the United States
The information in this booklet was compiled to answer inquiries received by the U.S.Geological Survey from students; teachers; writers; editors; publishers of encyclopedias,almanacs, and other reference books; and people in many other fields of work.

The elevations of features and distances between points in the United States were determinedfrom surveys and topographic maps of the U.S. Geological Survey or obtained from othersources. In most cases, the elevations were determined from surveys and from 1:24,000-and1:25,000-scale, 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle maps. In Alaska, information was taken from1:63,260-scale, 15-minute topographic quadrangle maps. In a few cases, data were obtained fromolder, 1:62,500-scale, 15-minute maps; these maps have been replaced with larger-scale7.5-minute coverage. Further information about U.S. Geological Survey products can beobtainedfrom: U. S. Geological Survey, Earth ScienceInformation Center, 507 National Center, Reston,VA 20192 or phone 1-888-ASK-USGS.
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Elevations of the 50 Largest Cities (by population, 1980 Census)CityStateRankHigh FeetLow FeetNew YorkNew York1410Sea LevelChicagoIllinois26731579Los AngelesCalifornia35,074Sea LevelPhiladelphiaPennsylvania4441Sea LevelHoustonTexas583Sea LevelDetroitMichigan66721575DallasTexas7686390San DiegoCalifornia8823Sea LevelPhoenixArizona91,1601,058BaltimoreMaryland10489Sea LevelSan AntonioTexas111,000505IndianapolisIndiana12845664San FranciscoCalifornia13934Sea LevelMemphisTennessee14335195WashingtonD.C.154101MilwaukeeWisconsin167991579San JoseCalifornia172,125Sea LevelClevelandOhio181,0501571ColumbusOhio19893685BostonMassachusetts20330Sea LevelNew OrleansLouisiana2125-8JacksonvilleFlorida2240Sea LevelSeattleWashington23520Sea LevelDenverColorado245,4705,130Nashville-Davidson CountyTennessee251,160385St. LouisMissouri26614385Kansas CityMissouri271,020720El PasoTexas284,0803,695AtlantaGeorgia291,086738PittsburghPennsylvania301,370710Oklahoma CityOklahoma311,3341,050CincinnatiOhio32960433Fort WorthTexas33766513MinneapolisMinnesota34980687PortlandOregon351,073Sea LevelHonoluluHawaii364,020Sea LevelLong BeachCalifornia37360-7TulsaOklahoma38810620BuffaloNewYork396991571ToledoOhio406271571MiamiFlorida4130Sea LevelAustinTexas421,080406OaklandCalifornia431,754Sea LevelAlbuquerqueNew Mexico446,1204,946TucsonArizona452,9502,250NewarkNew Jersey46278Sea LevelCharlotteNorth Carolina47784519OmahaNebraska481,272960LouisvilleKentucky49761382BirminghamAlabama501,060496
1Water level, International Great Lakes Datum.
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Highest and Lowest ElevationsState or possessionHighest pointCounty or subdivisionElevationfeetLowest PointCounty or subdivisionElevationfeetAlabamaCheaha Mt.Cleburne2,405Gulf of Mexico - Sea LevelAlaskaMt. McKinley - 20,320Pacific Ocean - Sea LevelArizonaHumphreys PeakCoconino12,633Colorado RiverYuma70ArkansasMagazine Mt.Logan2,753Ouachita RiverAshley-Union55CaliforniaMt. WhitneyInyo-Tulare114,494Death ValleyInyo-282ColoradoMt. ElbertLake14,433Arkansas RiverProwers3,350ConnecticutMt. Frissell on southslope at State lineLitchfield2,380Long Island Sound - Sea LevelDelawareOn Ebright Road atDelaware-PennsylvaniaState lineNew Castle1448Atlantic Ocean - Sea levelDistrict of ColumbiaTenleytown atReno Reservoir - 410Potomac River - 1FloridaSec. 30, T.6N., R.20W.Walton345Atlantic Ocean - Sea levelGeorgiaBrasstown BaldTowns-Union4,784Atlantic Ocean - Sea levelGuamMt. LamlamAgat District1,332Pacific Ocean - Sea levelHawaiiPu'u Wekiu, Mauna KeaHawaii13,796Pacific Ocean - Sea levelIdahoBorah PeakCuster12,662Snake RiverNez Perce710IllinoisCharles MoundJo Daviess1,235Mississippi RiverAlexander2279IndianaFranklin TownshipWayne1,257Ohio RiverPosey2320IowaSec. 29, T.100N., R.41W.Osceola1,670Mississippi RiverLee480KansasMt. SunflowerWallace34,039Verdigris RiverMontgomery679KentuckyBlack Mt.Harlan4,139Mississippi RiverFulton2257LouisianaDriskill Mt.Bienville535New OrleansOrleans-8MaineMt. KatahdinPiscataquis5,267Atlantic Ocean - Sea levelMarylandBackbone Mt.Garrett3,360Atlantic Ocean - Sea levelMassachusettsMt. GreylockBerkshire3,487Atlantic Ocean - Sea levelMichiganMt. ArvonBaraga1,979Lake Erie - 2571MinnesotaEagle Mt.Cook2,301Lake Superior - 2600MississippiWoodall Mt.Tishomingo806Gulf of Mexico - Sea levelMissouriTaum Sauk Mt.Iron1,772St. Francis RiverDunklin2230MontanaGranite PeakPark12,799Kootenai RiverLincoln1,800NebraskaJohnson TownshipKimball5,424Missouri RiverRichardson840NevadaBoundary PeakEsmeralda13,140Colorado RiverClark479New HampshireMt. WashingtonCoos6,288Atlantic Ocean - Sea levelNew JerseyHigh PointSussex31,803Atlantic Ocean - Sea levelNew MexicoWheeler PeakTaos13,161Red Bluff ReservoirEddy2,842New YorkMt. MarcyEssex5,344Atlantic Ocean - Sea levelNorth CarolinaMt. MitchellYancey6,684Atlantic Ocean - Sea levelNorth DakotaWhite ButteSlope3,506Red RiverPembina750OhioCampbell HillLogan1,549Ohio RiverHamilton2455OklahomaBlack MesaCimarron4,973Little RiverMcCurtain289OregonMt. HoodClackamas-Hood River11,239Pacific Ocean - Sea levelPennsylvaniaMt. DavisSomerset3,213Delaware RiverDelawareSea levelPuerto RicoCerro de PuntaPonce District4,390Atlantic Ocean - Sea LevelRhode IslandJerimoth HillProvidence812Atlantic Ocean - Sea levelSamoaLata Mt.Tau Island3,160Pacific Ocean - Sea levelSouth CarolinaSassafras Mt.Pickens3,560Atlantic Ocean - Sea levelSouth DakotaHarney PeakPennington7,242Big Stone LakeRoberts966TennesseeClingmans DomeSevier6,643Mississippi RiverShelby2178TexasGuadalupe PeakCulberson8,749Gulf of Mexico - Sea levelUtahKings PeakDuchesne13,528Beaverdam WashWashington2,000VermontMt. MansfieldLamoille4,393Lake Champlain - 95VirginiaMt. RogersGrayson-Smyth5,729Atlantic Ocean - Sea levelVirgin IslandsCrown Mt.St. Thomas Island1,556Atlantic Ocean - Sea levelWashingtonMt. Rainier WestPierce14,410Pacific Ocean - Sea levelWest VirginiaSpruce KnobPendleton4,861Potomac RiverJefferson240WisconsinTimms HillPrice1,951Lake Michigan - 2579WyomingGannett PeakFremont13,804Belle Fourche RiverCrook3,099United StatesMt. McKinley,AK - 20,320Death ValleyInyo, CA-282
1National Geodetic Survey. 2Corps of Engineers. 3State Surveys.
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Elevations of Named Summits Over 14,000 Feet Above SeaLevelSummitStateQuadrangle2DateElevationfeetMt. McKinleyAKMt. McKinley A-3195420,320Mt. St. EliasAKMt. St. Elias B-8198518,008Mt. ForakerAKTalkeetna D-3195817,400Mt. BonaAKMcCarthy B-2195916,500Mt. BlackburnAKMcCarthy C-7195916,390Mt. SanfordAKGulkana A-1195916,237Mt. VancouverAKMt. St. Elias A-2198515,979South ButtressAKMt. McKinley A-2195415,885Mt. ChurchillAKMcCarthy B-2195915,638Mt. FairweatherAKMt. Fairweather D-5196115,300Mt. HubbardAKMt. St. Elias B-3198514,950Mt. BearAKMcCarthy B-1195914,831East ButtressAKMt. McKinley A-2195414,730Mt. HunterAKTalkeetna D-3195814,573Browne TowerAKMt. McKinley A-2195414,530Mt. AlverstoneAKMt. St. Elias B-3198514,500Mt. WhitneyCAMt. Whitney1985114,494University PeakAKMcCarthy B-3195914,470Mt. ElbertCOMt. Elbert1967114,433Mt. MassiveCOMt. Massive196714,421Mt. HarvardCOMt. Harvard198214,420Mt. RainierWAMt. Rainier West197114,410Mt. WilliamsonCAMt. Williamson198414,370La Plata PeakCOMt. Elbert196714,361Blanca PeakCOBlanca Peak196714,345Uncompahgre PeakCOUncompahgre Peak196314,309Crestone PeakCOCrestone Peak196714,294Mt. LincolnCOAlma197014,286Grays PeakCOGrays Peak195814,270Mt. AnteroCOMt. Antero198314,269Torreys PeakCOGrays Peak195814,267Castle PeakCOHayden Peak196014,265Quandary PeakCOBreckenridge197014,265Mt. EvansCOMt. Evans195714,264Longs PeakCOLongs Peak196114,255Mt. WilsonCOMt. Wilson195314,246White Mt. PeakCAWhite Mt. Peak(15')196214,246North PalisadeCANorth Palisade198214,242Mt. CameronCOAlma197014,238Mt. ShavanoCOMaysville198314,229Mt. BelfordCOMt. Harvard198214,197Mt. PrincetonCOMt. Antero198214,197Crestone NeedleCOCreston Peak196714,197Mt. YaleCOMt. Harvard198214,196Mt. BrossCOAlma197014,172Kit Carson Mt.COCreston Peak196714,165Mt. WrangellAKGulkana A-1195914,163Mt. ShastaCAShasta198614,162El Diente PeakCODolores Peak195314,159Point SuccessWAMt. Rainier West197114,158Maroon PeakCOMaroon Bells196014,156Tabeguache PeakCOSt. Elmo198214,155Mt. OxfordCOMt. Harvard198214,153Mt. SillCANorth Palisade198214,153Mt. SneffelsCOMt. Sneffels196714,150Mt. DemocratCOClimax197014,148Capitol PeakCOCapitol Peak196014,130Liberty CapWAMt. Rainier West197114,112Pikes PeakCOPikes Peak195114,110Snowmass Mt.COSnowmass Mt.196014,092Mt. RussellCAMt. Whitney198514,088Mt. EolusCOMt. Whitney198514,083Windom PeakCOColumbine Pass197314,082Mt. ColumbiaCOMt. Harvard198214,073Mt. AugustaAKMt. St. Elias198514,070Missouri Mt.COWinfield198214,067Humboldt PeakCOCrestone Peak196714,064Mt. BierstadtCOMt. Evans195714,060Sunlight PeakCOStorm King Peak196414,059Split Mt.CASplit Mt.198414,058Handies PeakCOHandies Peak195514,048Culebra PeakCOCulebra Peak195514,047Mt. LindseyCOBlanca Peak196714,042Ellingwood PointCOBlanca Peak196714,042Little Bear PeakCOBlanca Peak196714,037Mt. ShermanCOMt. Sherman196114,036Redcloud PeakCORedcloud Peak196414,034Mt. LangleyCAMt. Langley198214,026Conundrum PeakCOHayden Peak196014,022Mt. TyndallCAMt. Williamson198414,019Pyramid PeakCOMaroon Bells196014,018Wilson PeakCOMt. Wilson195314,017Wetterhorn PeakCOWetterhorn Peak196314,015North Maroon PeakCOMaroon Bells196014,014San Luis PeakCOSan Luis Peak198614,014Mt. MuirCAMt. Whitney198514,012Middle PalisadeCASplit Mt.198414,012Mt. of the Holy CrossCOMt. of the Holy Cross197014,005Huron PeakCOWinfield198214,003Thunderbolt PeakCANorth Palisade198214,003Sunshine PeakCORedcloud Peak196414,001
1National Geodetic Survey2USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle map in the conterminous United Statesunless otherwise indicated and 15-minute maps in Alaska unless otherwise indicated.
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Elevations of Selected Summits East of the Rocky MountainsSummitStateCountyQuadrangle3DateElevation FeetWhite Mountains, Presidential Range:Mt. WashingtonNHCoosMt. Washington19826,288Mt. AdamsNHCoosMt. Washington19825,774Mt. JeffersonNHCoosMt. Washington19825,712Mt. Sam AdamsNHCoosMt. Washington19825,584Mt. ClayNHCoosMt. Washington19825,532Boott SpurNHCoosMt. Washington19825,492Mt. Quincy AdamsNHDoosMt. Washington19825,394Mt. MonroeNHCoosMt. Washington19825,374Mt. MadisonNHCoosMt. Washington19825,367Mt. LafayetteNHGraftonFranconia19675,249Mt. LincolnNHGraftonFranconia19675,089Mt. FranklinNHCoosCrawford Notch (15')19465,004South Twin Mt.NHGraftonSouth Twin Mt.19674,902SummitStateCountyQuadrangle3DateElevation FeetAdirondack Mountains, Mt. Marcy area:Mt. MarcyNYEssexMt. Marcy19795,344Algonquin PeakNYEssexMt. Marcy19795,115Mt. HaystackNYEssexMt. Marcy19794,961Mt. SkylightNYEssexMt. Marcy19794,925Whiteface Mt.NYEssexLake Placid19784,865Iroquois PeakNYEssexMt. Marcy19794,849Boundary PeakNYEssexMt. Marcy19794,829Gray PeakNYEssexMt. Marcy19794,826Basin Mt.NYEssexMt. Marcy19794,826Dix Mt.NYEssexMt. Marcy19794,822Little MarcyNYEssexMt. Marcy19794,744GothicsNYEssexKeene Valley19794,734SummitStateCountyQuadrangle3DateElevation FeetCatskill Mountains:Slide Mt.NYUlsterPeekamouse19694,180Hunter Mt.NYGreeneHunter19454,040Black DomeNYGreeneFreehold19433,980BlackheadNYGreeneFreehold19433,940Thomas Cole Mt.NYGreeneHensonville19453,940West Kill Mt.NYGreeneLexington19603,880Graham Mt.NYUlsterSeager19453,868Cornell Mt.NYUlsterPhoenicia19503,860Doubletop Mt.NYUlsterSeager19453,860Table Mt.NYUlsterPeekamoose19693,847Peekamoose Mt.NYUlsterPeekamoose19693,843Plateau Mt.NYGreeneHunter19453,840SummitStateCountyQuadrangle3DateElevation FeetBlue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains:Mt. Mitchell1NCYanceyMt. Mitchell19466,684Mt. CraigNCYanceyMt. Mitchell19466,647Clingmans DomeNC-TNSwain-SevierClingmans Dome19646,643Mt. GuyotNC-TNHaywood-SevierMt. Guyot19646,621Balsam ConeNCYanceyMt. Mitchell19466,600Cattail PeakNCYanceyMt. Mitchell19466,600Mt. Le ConteNCSevierMt. Le Conte19646,593Big TomNCYanceyMt. Mitchell19466,526Mt. GibbesNCYanceyMontreat19426,520Potato HillNCYanceyMt. Mitchell19466,440Mt. ChapmanNC-TNSwain-SevierMt. Guyot19646,417Old BlackNC-TNHaywood-Cocke-SevierMt. Guyot19646,370Celo KnobNCYanceyCelo19606,327SummitStateCountyQuadrangle3DateElevation FeetOzark-Ouachita Mountains:Magazine Mt.ARLoganBlue Mt.19662,753Rich Mt.ARPolkRich Mt.19582,681Poteau Mt.ARSebastianCauthron19582,669Black Fork Mt.ARPolkMountain Fork19582,586Sugar Loaf Mt.OKLe FloreHartford19472,564Buffalo LookoutARNewtonFallsville19672,561Wilton Mt.OKLe FlorePage19812,558Lynn Mt.OKLe FloreLynn Mt.19812,480Turner Ward KnobARNewtonFallsville19472,463Kiamichi Mt.OKLe FloreMuse19662,451Winding Stair Mt.OKLe FloreBig Cedar19812,451Reeves Mt.ARNewtonBoxley19682,440SummitStateCountyQuadrangle3DateElevation FeetBlack Hills:Harney Peak2SDPenningtonCuster19577,242Bear Mt.SDPenningtonBerne19547,166Crooks TownerSDLawrenceCrooks Tower19567,137Terry PeakSDLawrenceLead19617,064Crows Nest PeakSDPenningtonCrows Nest Peak19567,048White Tail PeakSDPenningtonDeerfield19566,962Flag Mt.SDPenningtonDeerfield19566,937Medicine Mt.SDPenningtonMedicine Mt.19566,878Nipple ButteSDPenningtonDeerfield19566,810Custer PeakSDLawrenceMinnesota Ridge19566,804Mt. RushmoreSDPenningtonMt. Rushmore19545,725Devils TowerWYCrookDevils Tower19845,112
1Highest summit east of the Mississippi River.2Highest summit east of the Rocky Mts.3USGS 7.5-minute or 7.5-minute by 15-minute quadrangle map unlessotherwiseindicated.

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Geographic Centers
Because there is no generally accepted definition of a geographic center and no completelysatisfactory method of determining it, there may be as many geographic centers of a State orcounty as there are definitions of the term.

The geographic center of an area may be defined as the center of gravity of the surface, orthat point on which the surface of an area would balance if it were a plane of uniformthickness.

Curvature of the Earth, large bodies of water, irregular surfaces, and other factors affect thedetermination of center of gravity.

In determining the centers of the States, islands adjacent to their coastlines and large bodiesof water were excluded.

The geographic centers and positions listed below should be considered asapproximations.
StateCountyLocalityAlabamaChilton12 miles southwest of ClantonAlaska63°50'N., 152°00'W., 60 miles northwest of Mt.McKinleyArizonaYavapai55 miles east-southeast of PrescottArkansasPulaski12 miles northwest of Little RockCaliforniaMadera38 miles east of MaderaColoradoPark30 miles northwest of Pikes PeakConnecticutHartfordAt East BerlinDelawareKent11 miles south of DoverDistrict of Columbia - Near Fourth and L Streets N.W.FloridaHernando12 miles north-northwest of BrooksvilleGeorgiaTwiggs18 miles southeast of MaconHawaiiHawaii20°15'N., 156°20'W., off Maui IslandIdahoCusterAt Custer, southwest of ChallisIllinoisLogan28 miles northeast of SpringfieldIndianaBoone14 miles north-northwest of IndianapolisIowaStory5 miles northeast of AmesKansasBarton15 miles northeast of Great BendKentuckyMarion3 miles north-northwest of LebanonLouisianaAvoyelles3 miles southeast of MarksvilleMainePiscataquis18 miles north of DoverMarylandPrince Georges4 1/2 miles northwest of DavidsonvilleMassachusettsWorcesterNorth part of City of WorcesterMichiganWexford5 miles north-northwest of CadillacMinnesotaCrow Wing10 miles southwest of BrainerdMississippiLeake9 miles west-northwest of CarthageMissouriMiller20 miles southwest of Jefferson CityMontanaFergus11 miles west of LewistownNebraskaCuster10 miles northwest of Broken BowNevadaLander26 miles southeast of AustinNew HampshireBelknap3 miles east of AshlandNew JerseyMercer5 miles southeast of TrentonNew MexicoTorrance12 miles south-southwest of WillardNew YorkMadison12 miles south of Oneida and 26 miles southwest of UticaNorth CarolinaChatham10 miles northwest of SanfordNorth DakotaSheridan5 miles southwest of McCluskyOhioDelaware25 miles north-northeast of ColumbusOklahomaOklahoma8 miles north of Oklahoma CityOregonCrook25 miles south-southeast of PrinevillePennsylvaniaCentre2 1/2 miles southwest of BellefonteRhode IslandKent1 mile south-southwest of CromptonSouth CarolinaRichland13 miles southeast of ColumbiaSouth DakotaHughes8 miles northeast of PierreTennesseeRutherford5 miles northeast of MurfreesboroTexasMcCulloch15 miles northeast of BradyUtahSanpete3 miles north of MantiVermontWashington3 miles east of RoxburyVirginiaBuckingham5 miles southwest of BuckinghamWashingtonChelan10 miles west-southwest of WenatcheeWest VirginiaBraxton4 miles east of SuttonWisconsinWood9 miles southeast of MarshfieldWyomingFremont58 miles east-northeast of Lander
Geographic AreaLocalityLatitude(N)Longitude(W)Conterminous United States(48 States)Near Lebanon, Smith County, Kansas39°50'98°35'Continental United States(49 States)Near Castle Rock, Butte County, South Dakota44°59'103°38'The United States(50 States)West of Castle Rock, Butte County, South Dakota44°58'103°46'North American Continent6 miles west of Balta, Pierce County, North Dakota48°10'100°10'

No marked or monumented point has been established by any government agency as thegeographic center of either the 50 States, the conterminous United States, or the North Americancontinent. However, a monument was erected in Lebanon, Kansas, by a group of citizens whohired engineers to determine the position of the "geographic center" of the United States.

Sometimes confused with geographic center of the United States is the triangulation station"Meades Ranch," located at latitude 39°13'26.686" North and longitude 98°32'30.506"West, about 12 miles north of Lucas, Kansas. This was the primary reference point for the NorthAmerican Datum of 1927, the standard on which all the latitude and longitude lines for NorthAmerica were based. This datum is being replaced by the North American Datum of 1983, whichis not hinged to a single point of reference.

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Distances From Extreme Points to Geographic CentersExtreme PointLatitude(N)Longitude(W)Direction fromgeographic centers50 States*Statute Miles49 States**Statute Miles48 States***Statute MilesPoint Barrow, AK71°23'156°29'Northwest2,5072,5092,940Pochnoi Point,Semisopochnoi, AK51°57'179°52'(E)Northwest3,3723,3773,802West Point of Amatignak Island, AK51°17'179°09'Northwest3,3523,3573,780Cape Wrangell,Attu Island, AK52°55'172°27'(E)Northwest3,6253,6304,061Lake of the WoodsProjection, MN49°23'95°09'Northeast5075011682North end, (N-S boundary) ME-New Brunswick, Canada47°04'67°47'Northeast1,7191,7131,613West Quoddy Head, ME44°49'66°57'East1,7881,78221,643Key West, FL24°32'81°48'Southeast1,8731,8691,439Cape Sable, FL25°07'81°05'Southeast1,8671,8631,437Log Point, Elliot Key, FL25°29'80°11'Southeast1,8821,8771,455East Point, St. Croix, VI17°45'64°34'Southeast2,9382,9322,540Extreme south point of TX25°50'97°24'South1,3701,369971Steps Point,America Samoa14°23'(S)170°46'Southwest5,8595,8665,954Orote Point, Guam13°27'144°37'(E)Southwest6,5796,5846,974Kure Island, HI28°25'178°20'Southwest4,1424,1484,486Ka Lae, HI18°55'155°41'Southwest3,4633,4703,664Cape Mendocino, CA40°26'124°24'West1,0911,0981,361Cape Alava, WA48°10'124°44'West1,0181,0241,414
*West of Castle Rock, Butte County, South Dakota. 44°58'N -103°46'W**Near Castle Rock, Butte County, South Dakota. 44°59'N - 103°38'W***Near Lebanon, Smith County, Kansas. 39°50'N - 98°35'W
1General direction to Lake of the Woods Projection is north.2General direction to West Quoddy Head is northeast.
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Extreme Distances (computed to mean sea level)
FromToStatuteMilesWest Quoddy Head, ME, along the parallelPacific Ocean2,742West Quoddy Head, MECape Wrangell, AK4,831West Quoddy Head, MEKure Island, Hawaii5,797West Quoddy Head, MEPoint Arena, CA (farthest points, 48 States)2,892Log Point, Elliot Key, FLKure Island, Hawaii (farthest points, 50 States)5,859Log Point, Elliot Key, FLCape Wrangell, AK5,505Soldier Key, FLKure Island, Hawaii5,859Soldier Key, FLCape Wrangell, AK5,503Rivera Beach, FLKure Island, Hawaii5,823East Point, St. Croix, VICape Wrangell, AK6,501East Point, St. Croix, VIOrote Point, Guam (longest distance including outlying areas)9,514Approximately 10 miles south of Brunswick, GAApproximately 12 miles south of San Diego, CA (shortest coast-to-coast distance, 48States)2,089North end of ME-New Brunswick, Canada boundaryOrote Point, Guam7,747Point Barrow, AKSteps Point, Tutuila Island, American Samoa5,971Southern Point of TX, due north49th parallel1,602West point of Amatignak Island, AKPochnoi Point, Semisopochnoi Island, AK (distance between the most easterlyand the most westerly points in the United States with reference to the 180° meridan)63

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Lengths of United States BoundariesBoundaryStatute MilesNorthern boundary of conterminous United States3,987Canada-Alaska boundary1,538Southern boundary of conterminous United States1,933

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